How does one determine if a person is fit? How can we know if a fitness program holds the key to actual fitness? Much of the time, people view fitness just as a function of strength and endurance (certainly important aspects of fitness). Some of the time, people even rely just on what someone looks like to determine if they are fit or not. A more objective measure might be to see whether or not a person has or a program addresses these aspects of human performance and competence (Thanks to Jim Cawley of Dynamax):

1) Cardio-respiratory endurance: The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
2) Stamina: The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
3) Strength: The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
4) Flexibility: the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
5) Power: The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
6) Speed: The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
7) Coordination: The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
8) Agility: The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
9) Balance: The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.
10) Accuracy: The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.


Mike breaks from his double unders beneath our beautiful morning sky

Today's Workout
60 "Burpee Bombers"

Burpee Bombers: Begin the burpee. After the feet are popped forward post-push up, perform a medicine ball clean and finish the movement with a 10' wall ball shot.

HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BURPEES TODAY?
Today's Burpees: 32
Burpees to Date: 528

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Nice post Mike!

I notice that cardio-respiratory endurance includes the ability to gather oxygen, but stamina does not include the ability to gather energy. Can that be #11, Gathering Energy (ie, eating)? Because I've got that one down cold!

All you Beach CrossFitters are studs for doing those burpee bombers! You know it's a tough workout when it even looks hard as written.

This workout was evil... Not the worst one yet, but pretty tough.